2022–23 Women's Super League

The 2022–23 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 12th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010.[1] It is the fifth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.

Women's Super League
Season2022–23
Dates16 September 2022 – 28 May 2023
Matches played120
Goals scored401 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorerRachel Daly
(20 goals)
Biggest home winChelsea 7–0 Everton
7 May 2023
Biggest away winBrighton & Hove Albion 0–8 Tottenham Hotspur
30 October 2022
Leicester City 0–8 Chelsea
3 December 2022
Highest scoringWest Ham United 4–5 Brighton & Hove Albion
6 November 2022
Highest attendance47,367
Arsenal 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur
(24 September 2022)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2023.

Ahead of the season the top two tiers unveiled a new visual identity, dropping "The FA" from the league names as part of the long term strategy for the leagues to be under new ownership in the future.[2] Due to start on 9 September 2022, the FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[3] The first match was instead played the following week on 16 September.

Teams

Twelve teams will contest the 2022–23 Women's Super League season. Liverpool were confirmed as the 2021–22 FA Women's Championship champions on 3 April 2022, ensuring that they would return to the WSL for the first time since the 2019–20 season after a two year absence.[4] On 4 May 2022, founding members Birmingham City were relegated meaning the 2022–23 season is the first WSL season without them.[5]

TeamLocationGroundCapacity2021–22 season
ArsenalBorehamwoodMeadow Park[lower-alpha 1]4,0502nd
Aston VillaWalsallBescot Stadium[lower-alpha 2]11,3009th
Brighton & Hove AlbionCrawleyBroadfield Stadium[lower-alpha 3]5,8007th
ChelseaKingston upon ThamesKingsmeadow[lower-alpha 4]4,8501st
EvertonLiverpoolWalton Hall Park2,20010th
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium32,21211th
LiverpoolBirkenheadPrenton Park[lower-alpha 5]16,547WC, 1st
Manchester CityManchesterAcademy Stadium[lower-alpha 6]7,0003rd
Manchester UnitedLeighLeigh Sports Village[lower-alpha 7]12,0004th
ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium24,1618th
Tottenham HotspurLeytonBrisbane Road[lower-alpha 8]9,2715th
West Ham UnitedDagenhamVictoria Road6,0786th
  1. Three matches moved to the Emirates Stadium.
  2. Match v Manchester City moved to Villa Park.
  3. Match v Reading moved to Falmer Stadium.
  4. Match v Tottenham Hotspur moved to Stamford Bridge.
  5. Match v Everton moved to Anfield.
  6. Match v Manchester United moved to City of Manchester Stadium.
  7. Two matches moved to Old Trafford.
  8. Match v Manchester United moved to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Stadium changes

Having spent the previous three seasons at The Hive Stadium following promotion to the WSL in 2019, Tottenham Hotspur relocated to Brisbane Road, home of Leyton Orient, ahead of the 2022–23 season.[6]

In addition, eight of the ten clubs whose women's team play at secondary stadia moved select matches to the club's primary ground throughout the season.[7][8][9][10][11] This would have included on opening weekend with Brighton & Hove Albion hosting Aston Villa at Falmer Stadium,[12] Chelsea hosting West Ham United at Stamford Bridge,[13] and Tottenham Hotspur hosting Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.[14] With Reading already playing at the Madejski Stadium, it would have meant four of the six openers taking place at the stadium used by their respective clubs' men's team with Everton and Manchester City the only home sides not to do so. However, the opening weekend was postponed along with all other football fixture in the country following the passing of Elizabeth II, meaning the predicted "record breaking start" to the season off the back of Euro 2022 was on hold.[15]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Sweden Jonas Eidevall Scotland Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates
Aston Villa England Carla Ward Scotland Rachel Corsie Castore Cazoo
Brighton & Hove Albion United States Melissa Phillips England Victoria Williams Nike American Express
Chelsea England Emma Hayes Sweden Magdalena Eriksson Nike Three
Everton Denmark Brian Sørensen Scotland Lucy Graham Hummel Stake.com
Leicester City Scotland Willie Kirk England Aileen Whelan Adidas FBS
Liverpool England Matt Beard Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey Nike Standard Chartered
Manchester City Wales Gareth Taylor England Steph Houghton Puma Etihad Airways
Manchester United England Marc Skinner England Katie Zelem Adidas TeamViewer
Reading England Kelly Chambers Scotland Emma Mukandi Macron Select Car Leasing
Tottenham Hotspur England Vicky Jepson (interim) Canada Shelina Zadorsky Nike AIA
West Ham United England Paul Konchesky Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir[16] Umbro Betway

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Everton England Chris Roberts (interim) End of interim period 8 May 2022[17] End of season (10th) Denmark Brian Sørensen 5 June 2022[17]
West Ham United New Zealand Olli Harder Resigned 8 May 2022[18] End of season (6th) England Paul Konchesky 8 May 2022[18]
Brighton & Hove Albion England Hope Powell 31 October 2022[19] 11th England Amy Merricks (interim) 31 October 2022[19]
Leicester City England Lydia Bedford Sacked 3 November 2022[20] 12th Scotland Willie Kirk 3 November 2022[20]
Brighton & Hove Albion England Amy Merricks (interim) End of interim period 28 December 2022[21] 11th Germany Jens Scheuer 28 December 2022[21]
Germany Jens Scheuer Mutual consent 6 March 2023[22] 11th England Amy Merricks (interim) 6 March 2023[22]
Tottenham Hotspur England Rehanne Skinner Sacked 13 March 2023[23] 10th England Vicky Jepson (interim) 13 March 2023[23]
Brighton & Hove Albion England Amy Merricks (interim) End of interim period 7 April 2023[24] 12th United States Melissa Phillips 7 April 2023[24]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (T) 20 17 1 2 61 15 +46 52 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Manchester United 20 16 2 2 53 11 +42 50
3 Arsenal 20 15 2 3 49 12 +37 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester City 20 14 2 4 46 21 +25 44
5 Aston Villa 20 10 3 7 42 34 +8 33
6 Everton 20 8 3 9 25 32 7 27
7 Liverpool 20 6 4 10 21 35 14 22
8 West Ham United 20 5 2 13 19 41 22 17
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 4 4 12 25 60 35 16
10 Tottenham Hotspur 20 4 2 14 25 44 19 14
11 Leicester City 20 4 1 15 13 46 33 13
12 Reading 20 3 2 15 22 50 28 11 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA CHE EVE LEI LIV MCI MNU REA TOT WHU
Arsenal 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 4–0 3–1
Aston Villa 1–4 1–1 0–3 0–1 5–0 4–3 2–3 3–1 2–1 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 2–6 0–2 3–2 3–3 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–8 1–0
Chelsea 3–1 3–1 7–0 6–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 3–1
Everton 1–4 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–2 2–1 3–0
Leicester City 0–4 0–2 3–0 0–8 0–0 4–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–2
Liverpool 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
Manchester City 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 6–2
Manchester United 1–0 5–0 4–0 1–3 0–0 5–1 6–0 4–0 3–0 4–0
Reading 0–1 0–5 2–2 2–3 2–1 3–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–5 3–3 2–2 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–2
West Ham United 0–0 1–2 4–5 0–4 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: The FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 May 2023
RankPlayerClubGoals[25]
1 England Rachel Daly Aston Villa 20
2 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City 18
3 England Bethany England Chelsea / Tottenham Hotspur 10
England Leah Galton Manchester United
Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea
England Alessia Russo Manchester United
7 Norway Frida Maanum Arsenal 9
8 Sweden Stina Blackstenius Arsenal 8
Denmark Pernille Harder Chelsea
10 Norway Guro Reiten Chelsea 7
United States Katie Stengel Liverpool
Norway Elisabeth Terland Brighton & Hove Albion

Top assists

As of 17 May 2023
RankPlayerClubAssists[26]
1 Norway Guro Reiten Chelsea 10
2 Spain Ona Batlle Manchester United 9
Scotland Kirsty Hanson Aston Villa
England Chloe Kelly Manchester City
5 France Kenza Dali Aston Villa 8
England Ella Toone Manchester United
England Katie Zelem Manchester United
8 Australia Caitlin Foord Arsenal 6
England Katie Robinson Brighton & Hove Albion
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City

Clean sheets

As of 17 May 2023
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[27]
1 England Mary Earps Manchester United 13
2 Austria Manuela Zinsberger Arsenal 10
3 Germany Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea 6
4 Australia Mackenzie Arnold West Ham United 5
England Ellie Roebuck Manchester City
6 Republic of Ireland Courtney Brosnan Everton 4
England Hannah Hampton Aston Villa
Germany Janina Leitzig Leicester City
9 Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela Tottenham Hotspur 3
England Rachael Laws Liverpool
Sweden Zećira Mušović Chelsea
England Emily Ramsey Everton

Hat-tricks

As of 7 May 2023
PlayerForAgainstResultDate Ref.
England Rachel Daly Aston Villa Reading 3–1 (H) 20 November 2022 [28]
England Jordan Nobbs Brighton & Hove Albion 6–2 (A) 12 February 2023 [29]
England Alessia Russo Manchester United Leicester City 5–1 (H) 5 March 2023 [30]
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 (H) [31]
England Rachel Daly Aston Villa Reading 5–0 (A) 7 May 2023 [32]

Discipline

As of 17 May 2023
Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.
Player Wales Ceri Holland (Liverpool)
Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (Arsenal)
England Sam Tierney (Leicester City)
England Katie Zelem (Manchester United)
5 England Aggie Beever-Jones (Everton)
Northern Ireland Jacqueline Burns (Reading)
France Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United)
Sweden Emma Kullberg (Brighton & Hove Albion)
England Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur)
England Ella Toone (Manchester United)
1 [33]
Club Liverpool 28 Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton
Manchester United
Reading
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
1 [33]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
September England Carla Ward Aston Villa England Rachel Daly Aston Villa England Ashleigh Neville (vs. Leicester City) Tottenham Hotspur [34][35]
October England Marc Skinner Manchester United Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Wales Rachel Rowe (vs. Leicester City) Reading [36][37][38]
November England Emma Hayes
United States Denise Reddy
Chelsea England Rachel Daly Aston Villa Scotland Erin Cuthbert (vs. Tottenham Hotspur) Chelsea [39][40][41]
December England Marc Skinner Manchester United England Leah Galton Manchester United Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (vs. Everton) Arsenal [42][43]
January England Carla Ward Aston Villa England Gabby George Everton England Rachel Williams (vs. Reading) Manchester United [44][45][46]
February Wales Gareth Taylor Manchester City England Jordan Nobbs Aston Villa England Lauren James (vs. Tottenham Hotspur) Chelsea [47][48][49]
March Wales Gareth Taylor Manchester City Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Australia Sam Kerr (vs. Manchester United) Chelsea [50][51][52]
April England Marc Skinner Manchester United England Chloe Kelly Manchester City Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (vs. Manchester City) Arsenal [53][54][55]

Highest attendances

Top 10 highest attendances

As of 28 April 2023
RankClubAttendanceStadiumOppositionResultDateRef
1 Arsenal 47,367 Emirates Stadium Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 24 September 2022 [56]
2 Arsenal 46,881 Emirates Stadium Chelsea 1–1 15 January 2023 [57]
3 Manchester City 44,259 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester United 1–1 11 December 2022 [58]
4 Arsenal 40,064 Emirates Stadium Manchester United 2–3 19 November 2022 [59]
5 Chelsea 38,350 Stamford Bridge Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 20 November 2022 [60]
6 Manchester United 30,196 Old Trafford Aston Villa 5–0 3 December 2022 [61]
7 Liverpool 28,574 Anfield Everton 0–3 25 September 2022 [62]
8 Manchester United 27,919 Old Trafford West Ham United 4–0 25 March 2023 [63]
9 Everton 22,161 Goodison Park Liverpool 1–1 24 March 2023 [64]
10 Tottenham Hotspur 21,940 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Manchester United 1–2 12 February 2023 [65]

Highest attendances by home team

As of 28 April 2023
ClubAttendanceStadiumOppositionResultDateRef
Arsenal 47,367 Emirates Stadium Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 24 September 2022 [56]
Aston Villa 6,785 Villa Park Manchester City 4–3 18 September 2022 [66]
Brighton & Hove Albion 5,220 Falmer Stadium Reading 2–1 25 September 2022 [67]
Chelsea 38,350 Stamford Bridge Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 20 November 2022 [60]
Everton 22,161 Goodison Park Liverpool 1–1 24 March 2023 [64]
Leicester City 4,007 King Power Stadium Manchester United 0–1 23 October 2022 [68]
Liverpool 28,574 Anfield Everton 0–3 25 September 2022 [62]
Manchester City 44,259 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester United 1–1 11 December 2022 [58]
Manchester United 30,196 Old Trafford Aston Villa 5–0 3 December 2022 [61]
Reading 5,108 Madejski Stadium Manchester United 0–1 22 January 2023 [69]
Tottenham Hotspur 21,940 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Manchester United 1–2 12 February 2023 [65]
West Ham United 2,832 Victoria Road Arsenal 0–0 5 February 2023 [70]

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